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Remember this in November, Texans. DavidDvorkin May 2022 #1
Texas Republicans: "...Remember what?" Grokenstein May 2022 #30
Probably DavidDvorkin May 2022 #45
It's not even summer yet Deuxcents May 2022 #2
I'm still wondering if the lines have been insulated sakabatou May 2022 #3
Republican control of public power systems. Here is the result. OAITW r.2.0 May 2022 #4
Totally corporate owned power systems. Texas has no publicly owned utilities. ancianita May 2022 #19
It's Politicians Managing The Grid modrepub May 2022 #40
Right. I see. ancianita May 2022 #47
And that's why I bought a generator imavoter May 2022 #5
Today is MAY 13th dalton99a May 2022 #6
this!👆 ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ . Not to be overlooked ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ progree May 2022 #17
Those MoFos need to be regulated better IronLionZion May 2022 #20
How does bitcoin mining "bolster" an electrical grid? Fiendish Thingy May 2022 #23
More demand will cause more power plants to be built dalton99a May 2022 #25
That is the dumbest shit I've heard this week. Galraedia May 2022 #28
If a problem is bad, make it much much worse IronLionZion May 2022 #43
In My Neck Of The Woods modrepub May 2022 #41
Is Abbott the dumbest piece of shit ever? CrispyQ May 2022 #59
he is absolutley disgusting Skittles May 2022 #62
Oh, great. tanyev May 2022 #7
Hang in there. :( C Moon May 2022 #16
It gets hot in Texas. Who knew? TomSlick May 2022 #8
FUKKIN' GUB'MINT OVER-REGULATION I tell ya. 3Hotdogs May 2022 #9
gotta build that wall,send troops to the border and mess with the supply chain. mountain grammy May 2022 #10
"But - but - mah FREEDUMB!" peppertree May 2022 #11
Texas electricity Patrick Cruz Paxton blame democrats keithbvadu2 May 2022 #12
They still blamed liberals for a non-existent green new deal and windmills IronLionZion May 2022 #22
On the road again keithbvadu2 May 2022 #26
True story. czarjak May 2022 #51
Guessing Cruz will be taking Traildogbob May 2022 #13
Seems like a powerful beginning. dchill May 2022 #14
Were they solar or wind? Probably not. CaptainTruth May 2022 #15
Our side doesn't do marketing. CrispyQ May 2022 #60
They'll still blame libs because TheFarseer May 2022 #69
I can hear the tourism ads in my head. intheflow May 2022 #18
It's only May IronLionZion May 2022 #21
Are there any amt of troubles that will cause rethugs to be voted out, in tx childfreebychoice May 2022 #24
No. Missn-Hitch May 2022 #58
Got some TX friends who are righteously pissed right now Pas-de-Calais May 2022 #27
But maybe they just mean "We need a different set of republicans!" mwb970 May 2022 #34
Gov't on the cheap and on the take. n/t TeamProg May 2022 #29
Next week should be fun. herding cats May 2022 #31
Abbotts got to be messing his pants now, duforsure May 2022 #32
He took a pretty easy gamble that the winter after the big power failure would not have another tanyev May 2022 #39
PowerOutage.us is an informative site showing power outages buy state... VarryOn May 2022 #33
So this means Solar is still off the table in TX? Ford_Prefect May 2022 #35
Solar won't help if they can't keep the gas plants running. hunter May 2022 #48
Needs battery backups NickB79 May 2022 #49
The population of Texas is approaching 30 million. hunter May 2022 #55
Thanks for the perspective. My remark was rhetorical. Ford_Prefect May 2022 #50
Out here in NM the sun is always shining brightly and the womanofthehills May 2022 #71
The wind mills must have frozen again. Oh wait.... yellowcanine May 2022 #36
Fuggin Republican could screw up a free sandwich Achilleaze May 2022 #37
Texas officials assure public that power grid, while not operational, is free of transsexuals or CRT mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 #38
Motto of the Texas GOP: "The beatings will continue until morale improves". nt Roisin Ni Fiachra May 2022 #42
Maybe Mexico will help. twodogsbarking May 2022 #44
There are some moribund electrical ties between Mexico and Texas... hunter May 2022 #53
and... myohmy2 May 2022 #46
Thanks, Greg. Dannie Scott Goeb's advice sucks. czarjak May 2022 #52
Dumb henbuck May 2022 #54
I'd put up with any number of hot, powerless days... Paladin May 2022 #56
cheep electricity my eye. AllaN01Bear May 2022 #57
But what about Texassistan'a god given freedom to use as much energy as possible? Hassler May 2022 #61
cut the power to the governors mansion and the homes of every GOP legislator moonshinegnomie May 2022 #63
Cruz says, "Let them broil in the dark." Marcuse May 2022 #64
Wonder where his next vacation will be IzzaNuDay May 2022 #65
I see Cancun Ted is on the escape again. What a dork. SWBTATTReg May 2022 #67
an example of republican management in a state run by republicans for as long as i remember samsingh May 2022 #66
Chickens coming home to roost, you reap what you sow, pride goeth before a fall. Martin68 May 2022 #68
Aww... neglected infrastructure there, Texas? OldBaldy1701E May 2022 #70
K&R ck4829 May 2022 #72
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